On Sunday, September 2, 2018, following the conclusion of the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague, Czech Republic, the gold-medal winning New Zealand Black Sox played an exhibition game against a team of European all-stars at Havlickuv Brod Stadium at Hippos Arena.
The host, Team Europe came away with the victory, 6-5. Denmark's Kim Hansen was the winning … [Read more...]

Argentina nabbed the bronze medal Saturday in the inaugural Intercontinental Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, with a run-ahead rule win over the host Czechs, 10-0.
Mariano Montero was the winning pitcher, while Michal Holobradek suffered the loss. After two scoreless innings, Argentina's powerful offense exploded for 6 runs in the third inning and 4 more in the fourth to end … [Read more...]

The reigning WBSC World Champion New Zealand Black Sox captured the gold medal Saturday at the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague Czech Republic, with a 5-1 win over silver medalists, Japan. Nik Hayes went the distance for the win, surrendering just two hits, while striking out 8. Japan took the early lead, 1-0 in the third on a one-out single to center by K. … [Read more...]

The playoff round at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup will be abbreviated due to rain. New Zealand will face Japan in the finals, while the host Czech Republic will take on Argentina in the Bronze Medal game. (All other games cancelled). See Tweet from Czech Softball below for details, and convert game times to your own time zone. Click here for time in Prague.
Kudos to … [Read more...]